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Davina McCall said being made an MBE for services to broadcasting means a great deal, following a television career spanning more than two decades.Ever since her role as the inaugural presenter of Big Brother in 2000, McCall has been a stalwart of British screens.The TV star, philanthropist and lifestyle guru, 55, has hosted shows across most major networks in the UK including Channel 4, ITV, Sky and the BBC.

I hate being a mom.And I really hate being a single mom.I don't hate my kid; I adore him.But I hate taking care of him, I hate being solely responsible for him, I hate "playing," and I hate supporting him on my own (his father contributes nothing and there's little I can do about it).Most of all, I hate that I often see my son as a burden, and I hate the thought that on some level, he either knows this already or will divine this as he grows older.

Only after having this could I move on, she said.Holly McComish was just 25 years old when she had a stroke that almost killed her.Doctors at the hospital told her to immediately stop taking the contraceptive pill she had been prescribed two months earlier.Having been prescribed the pill over the phone and not even been given a pamphlet laying out the risks and side effects associated with taking it, Ms McComish said she was unaware of the pill's more serious potential effects.

Right at this moment there is a person in labor preparing to give birth.They got pregnant exactly nine months ago.They may have been trying to conceive.They may have been hoping to avoid it.But thanks to the five far-right conservatives on the Supreme Court four of whom will never be capable of carrying a child that person will face a life-threatening delivery whether they wanted it or not.

Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase the risk of breast cancer, research from the University of Oxford has suggested.Although experts have stressed this should not discourage people from taking the pill, the findings have prompted questions.So how concerned should people be?It has been known for decades that use of combined oral contraceptives is associated with a small increase in breast cancer risk.

There was a time when U.S. parents who abandoned their children were a rarity and fit a narrow profile.Due to overwhelming cultural or social pressures, their unplanned pregnancy put them at significant risk, so they felt they had no choice but to hide the pregnancy, give birth alone and abandon the infant.

The Bishop Orris G. Walker, Jr. Family Health Center at Interfaith Medical Center has received a grant of $20,000 from the Brooklyn Health Equity Foundation to fund the clinic's free contraceptive care program.Dr. Gwendolyn Lewis, the center's chief nursing officer and senior vice president of patient care services, founded the program in 2016, which originally received funding from the New York City Dept. of Health and Public Health Solutions to purchase contraceptives and partner with public and charter schools to educate local youth on her center's contraceptive care options.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Illinois will try to make sure preventive health care services - such as cancer screenings, vision tests and certain medications - continue to be covered by insurance, despite a Thursday ruling by a federal judge that throws such coverage into question nationally.A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down a part of the Affordable Care Act that requires most insurers to cover preventive services that include screenings for cancer, diabetes and mental health.

The healthcare.gov website is seen in 2021.A federal judge in Texas who previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation's health law Thursday.Alex Brandon/AP AUSTIN, Texas A federal judge in Texas who previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation's health law Thursday in a decision that opponents say could jeopardize preventive screenings for millions of Americans.

New research has found that all hormonal contraceptives "carry a small increased risk of breast cancer," The Guardian reports.Previously only the combined pill was linked to an increased risk of developing breast and cervical cancer, according to Cancer Research UK, but now this also contributes to progestogen-only contraceptives (also known as the mini pill).

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Women will be able to get contraceptive pills and implants direct from their pharmacist under new NHS plans.The proposals will mean women can access them without having to first see a doctor.

Women seeking abortions are facing cruel delays because they are being blocked from choosing where they can get treatment, it has been warned.Charities have said that the failure of some NHS funding bodies to pay for out-of-area terminations is a breach of NHS rules and standards and is putting patients at risk.

Almost a quarter of women say hormonal contraception directly caused or played a role in their relationship or marriage coming to an end, new research has found.Data from the UK's largest family law firm, shared exclusively with The Independent, discovered some 23 per cent of women said they had experienced this.

Submit your letter to the editor via this form.Read more Letters to the Editor.District should makevolunteering easier Today I received another message asking for classroom volunteers in my mailbox.As a retiree with early childhood education experience and as the grandmother of a kindergartner, I am a perfect match.

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy denied lying to save his own skin over the alleged rape and sexual assault of a string of women.The 28-year-old Premier League player led a partying lifestyle, having sex with women within seconds and minutes of meeting them, Chester Crown Court heard.Mendy is accused of being a predator who turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game, prosecutors allege, regularly going clubbing in Manchester before holding after-parties where young women were invited back to his Cheshire mansion and sexually assaulted.

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy denied lying to save his own skin over the alleged rape and sexual assault of a string of women.The 28-year-old Premier League player led a partying lifestyle, having sex with women within seconds and minutes of meeting them, Chester Crown Court heard.Mendy is accused of being a predator who turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game, prosecutors allege, regularly going clubbing in Manchester before holding after-parties where young women were invited back to his Cheshire mansion and sexually assaulted.

Issued on: 15/12/2022 - 15:38 06:18 FRENCH CONNECTIONS  FRANCE 24 In this week's French Connections, Genie Godula and French Connections take a closer look at what French law says about abortion and contraception, in light of some new developments.Recently, the government made contraception and condoms completely free for anyone under the age of 26.

Lawmakers in the French parliament voted on Thursday to add the right to abortion to the constitution in response to recent changes in the United States and Poland.Published: 24 November 2022 16:20 CET Members of parliament from the left-wing La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) party and the ruling centrist coalition agreed on Thursday on the wording of the new clause, which was then put to a larger vote.

Demonstrators march behind a banner reading 'Abortion is a fundamental right' as they take part in an abortion rights rally on the annual International Safe Abortion Day in Paris on September 28, 2022.Christophe Archambault, AFP On November 24 and 28, the French National Assembly will vote on enshrining abortion rights in the country's constitution.

The words No woman may be deprived of the right to termination of pregnancy were approved by France's Asssemble Nationale on Wednesday  the first step towards adding the amendment to the country's constitution.The short text was proposed by Aurore Berge, who is an MP with President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance and member of the Renaissance party and received initial approval on Wednesday.

The words No woman may be deprived of the right to termination of pregnancy were approved by France's Asssemble Nationale on Wednesday  the first step towards adding the amendment to the country's constitution.The short text was proposed by Aurore Berge, who is an MP with President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance and member of the Renaissance party and received initial approval on Wednesday.

One of the most romantic countries in the world will be providing free condoms for young people starting in the new year.French President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday that free condoms for anyone under the age of 25 will be distributed at pharmacies nationwide starting in January.The move is part of a larger health initiative aimed at improving access to health care, including contraception and STI testing.

My friend Charlotte Jones, who has died aged 95, was a pioneering GP, an early advocate of family-planning services and an obstetrician who taught doctors and midwives to make childbirth as positive as possible for women, with fewer medical interventions and more involvement of partners.An only child, Charlotte was born in Vienna and raised in Czechoslovakia.

The Supreme Court on Monday defended Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. against allegations that a former anti-abortion leader had been tipped off in 2014 to a landmark contraception ruling written by the justice.The court also sidestepped questions from lawmakers about whether the claim would be investigated further.

A law that would codify federal protections for same-sex marriages cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S Senate on Wednesday, overcoming the 60-vote filibuster threshold and setting the stage for approval.Senators voted 62-37 in favor of ending debate on the Respect for Marriage Act and advancing it to the floor for an up-or-down vote.

Premier League footballer Benjamin Mendy has told a court he enjoyed having sex with a lot of women.On Monday, the player, who is accused of seven counts of rape, told his trial at Chester Crown Court it was honestly, so easy for him to meet women to have sexual activity with.But the 28-year-old French international player said being in prison while on remand for the charges had made him learn lots of things about life.

Premier League footballer Benjamin Mendy has told a court he enjoyed having sex with a lot of women.On Monday, the player, who is accused of seven counts of rape, told his trial at Chester Crown Court it was honestly, so easy for him to meet women to have sexual activity with.But the 28-year-old French international player said being in prison while on remand for the charges had made him learn lots of things about life.

More than 30 birth control products have cost-sharing requirements or coverage exclusions, a violation of the Affordable Care Act, according to an investigation by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform into health plans and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).The findings, revealed this week in a staff report, show that the insurers and PBMs are not abiding by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which requires issuers and health plans to cover U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved contraceptive products without requiring patients to pay out-of-pocket, which is also referred to as cost-sharing.